The Livingston enterprise. [volume] (Livingston, Mont.) 1883-1914, 1887-01-22
NEWS OF THE WEEK

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burning of freight car at Paducah, KY,
Monday.
The convicted Doodle alderman, Arthur
McQuadc Of New York, now languishes
in the Sing Sing prison.
The Dominion parliament has been dis
solved and new elections ordered. Nom
nations will take place on the 18th Of
February, and polling on the 22d.
The Office of the Medora, Dakota, Cow
Boy burned Thursday of last week, with
all its contents. Not book, subscription
list Or paper Of any kind was saved.
Citizens of Chicago contributed $13,-
600 to a fund for the payment of encum-
brance resting against Mrs. Logan's ele-
giant house on Columbia Heights at Wash
ington.
An odorless coal gas asphyxiated several
people at Troy, N. Y, Monday night. In
one room of tenement house three per-
sons were found dead, sitting about the
room as they had been conversing when
the gas overcame them.
The interstate commerce bill which
has been before congress in different
phases for the past three or four years
passed the senate on the 14th. The vote
stood 43 to Is, which would indicate a
general approval of the measure by that
body.
Representative S. S. Cox is reported
seriously ill in Washington. Sunday
night he had slight hemorrhage of the
stomach. He is said to be afflicted with
pleurisy and catarrh of the stomach, and
his case is considered a critical one by
the attending physicians.
John L. Sullivan; weight 215 pounds
and Patsy Cardiff, 1875 pourls, fought six
rounds at Minneapolis, Tuesday night
In the first round Salllvan broke his wrist
bone by blow on the back of Cardiff's
neck, though he concealed the accident
to the close of the six rounds, when the
fight was declared draw.
A Chinaman at work on Northern Pa
cific construction train at Cleelum, having
had quarrel with two Of his country.
men, placed giant powder cartrid dge be
tween them while they were asleep, and
lighting the fuse went to place of safety
The explosion blew out the entire side Of
one Chlnaman, while the other was Sc
badly mutilated that he cannot recover.
Seven persons have been arrested fo1
the wholesale murder and cremation of the
Poe family and two visiting ladies, which
occurred on the 22nd Of October last, in
Knox county, Kentucky. The arrested
persons were all neighbors of the Poe
family, and were instigated by courte.
zan named Amelia Forms, who Was the
leader in the horrible tragedy.
The following United States senators
were elected on wednesday by the different
state legislatures: C. K. Davis of Mime.
sofa to succeed S. J. Mcmillan; Frank
Hiscock of New York to succeed War.
ner Miller; Dawes of Massachusetts, re-
elected; VanWyck of Nebraska, Gray OF
Delaware, Hawley of Connecticut and
Hale of Maine, all elected to succeed
themselves. NJ. S. Quay was elected ir
Pennsylvania, F. B. Stockton in Michi
gan and Chas. Farwell in Illinois.
Sunday night the schooner Parallel
laden with 100000 pounds of powder
was driven on the Rocks near Golden
Gate, not far from San Francisco, from
which all explosion followed which
wrecked several buildings in the vicinity
No loss of life is reported as the schooner
was disabled and had been deserted by it,
crew because of inability to get her into
port. The report was distinctly heard al
Oakland, San Jose and even as far a.
Sacramento, distance of over one hund-
red miles,
A young man named John Snigert, met
with a singular death at Louisville. HI
had been visiting for long time young
lady named Miss Theresa Pfeffer and wa.
engaged to her. The wedding was tt
take place soon. Wednesday night ht
called and the twain lovingly and happi
" discussed their future. About ter
o'clock he rose to depart and was. kiss
ing his sweetheart good night when ht
experienced a choking sensation in hi:
throat. swooned. and fell on the floor
He was carried to a bedroom in the house
and medical aid summoned, but after re-
gaining consciousness his throat continu
ed to swell. He was unable to catch hl'
breath and was finally smothered to death
Buffalo Bill is after the scalp OF Repre-
sentative James, of Brooklyn. In thu
house the other day Mr.. James intrOduc
ed bill inquiring by what authorit!
VIM. F. Cody is permitted to take lndi
ans off their reservations and make
show OF them through the country. Th'
inquiry was addressed to the secretary o